hoyden

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)
hoyden
    n 1: a girl who behaves in a boyish manner [syn: {tomboy},
         {romp}, {hoyden}]
from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Hoiden \Hoi"den\, n. [OE. hoydon a lout, rustic, OD. heyden a
   heathen, gypsy, vagabond, D. heiden, fr. OD. heyde heath, D.
   heide. See {Heathen}, {Heath}.] [Written also {hoyden}.]
   1. A rude, clownish youth. [Obs.] --Milton.
      [1913 Webster]

   2. A rude, bold girl; a romp. --H. Kingsley.
      [1913 Webster]
from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Hoyden \Hoy"den\, n.
   Same as {Hoiden}.
   [1913 Webster]
from Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
54 Moby Thesaurus words for "hoyden":
      amazon, androgyne, babe, baby, broad, butch, chick, colleen, cutie,
      dame, damoiselle, damsel, demoiselle, doll, dyke, filly, frail,
      gal, gamine, girl, girlie, heifer, jeune fille, jill, junior miss,
      lass, lassie, lesbian, little missy, mademoiselle, maid, maiden,
      miss, missy, nymphet, piece, romp, schoolgirl, schoolmaid,
      schoolmiss, skirt, slip, subdeb, subdebutante, subteen, subteener,
      teenybopper, tomato, tomboy, virago, virgin, wench, young creature,
      young thing
antiflux / dictionary / hoyden
[email protected]